Lead guitarist's are constantly on the lookout for new sounds and tones to upgrade their guitar playing skills onto the next level. One of the ways they achieve this is through purchasing various stomp box, foot controlled effect pedals. There are a bunch of manufacturers making stomp box pedals, so your choice is unlimited. As it becomes more and more important than ever before to make sounds unheard before, stomp box effect pedals seem a natural way forward for a guitarist. The main problems faced with effect pedals are, after buying more than one pedal, you are faced with the hassle of cabling, and powering each pedal each and every time you play a gig. As these stomp box effect pedals are chained, if the battery goes during a show in one pedal, then you lose your guitar sound all together due to it being on big effects chain. As you slowly but surely buy more and more pedals, it offers the potential to be one massive cabling-powered nightmare that could cost you and your band the show you are playing on the night. Something that everyone will agree is not worth the risk. So what can you do? You can stop reading this and go out and buy yourself the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000! as it will be the best investment you have made in a long time.
For all the guitarists that heavily rely on effect pedals, the Behringer Pedalboard PB1000 is here to save your life. The Behringer Pedalboard PB1000 is a roadworthy, has a solid build, plastic pedalboard that has space to house up to 12 pedals in one, closeable, easy to carry case. It has it's own dedicated power supply that can power up to 13 pedals without the need for any batteries at all and also comes supplied with an 1/8" jack lead chain to connect them altogether from an audio input and output standpoint. Whereas before it would take you 20 minutes to setup your intricate pedal config, now with the Behringer Pedalboard PB1000 you just unhook the lid, plug it into the mains, connect two jack cables and voila, all 12 of your precious guitar stomp box effect pedals are ready to be used at the push of your foot. All of this simplistic functionality is crammed into a heavy-duty, yet lightweight case designed to withstand the heavy impact it will see on a tour. In a nutshell, the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 is a must have for all bands that utilize multiple stomp box effect pedals.
Features- Ultra-compact and lightweight pedal board for transporting up to 12 effects pedals
- Generous 1.7 A power adapter included for powering more than 12 devices. Includes all cabling
- Ultra-rigid plastic design withstands even heavy impact
- High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
- Pedals link together to make it very easy to use
NOTE: Pedals are not included
Setting Up the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000
Unpackingthe Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 you are faced with the pedal board itself and a bag of cables. One is an 1/8" jack lead cable chain and the other is a 9V power chain. Everything you need to get this up and running is included, which is always nice to see and far away from the batteries not included bullshit you get with some manufacturers. It is at this point that I discover a design flaw with the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000. I would like to add that this is my only gripe with this excellent product and is the reason it didn't score 10 out of 10.
Sturdy carry case
There are 12 pre-cut slots within the pedalboard that will house your regular sized pedals (i.e. Boss or Behringer pedals) and blatantly the aim here is to fill the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 up to the brim and use all twelve. I have and now need another Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 to house the other five stomp box effect pedals I already have, so that I can chain them both together!! Man I am gonna need some more stage space. Every pedal has a couple of requirements that always stays the same. They a) need power and b) need a jack lead on both the input and output.
In my humble opinion, Behringer would have really benefited from spending a little extra on the R&D design of this product, by having both the audio and power cables pre-wired underneath the board, so you can literally just put a pedal on and plug in the cables. That one extra feature would have made this a 10 out of 10 flawless product. Unfortunately for me this was not the case, and instead I have to toil here cabling the audio and power jacks one by one for about 30 minutes, making it look as aesthetically pleasing as possible before I can even start using it (alot of ducktape to tidy the cables i think!). What makes no sense is that the main inputs, outputs and power are all pre-cabled making them literally plug and play, so why not the connectors for all the other pedals? Not particularly sure, but hopefully a Behringer R&D staff member will see this and take it to their next meeting, pretending it is their idea so that they get a raise! I don't care, I just want to see this functionality in the next Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 that I buy.
After 30 minutes I have completed my setup job, cabling the audio and power to all twelve pedals into place whilst attempting to keep it looking as nice, tidy and visually pleasing as possible. Behringer have also included a section of the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 that can be removed allowing the space to the right for an expression / wah pedal that (as everyone knows) are much bigger than the normal foot pedals that the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 is designed for. Very well thought out and multi-functional!
Using the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000
After the arduous setup task, using the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 is super simple! Plug one 9V power adapter into the wall, put a cable into the slot saying "to amp" and do as it says. Finally plug your guitar jack lead into the "input" hole. And that's it! As long as your setup job was good you will now be up and running and will be able to use and abuse the 12 effect pedals that are all handsomely staring up at you. You can use them singularly or in conjunction with one another and can fiddle with setting combination's to your hearts content. Then, when you are done, you just unplug the power, put the cover on and store the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 somewhere until you are ready to use it again.
The Bottom Line
The Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 is near a perfect product. One major oversight stops me making this a 10 out of 10 review. The Behringer Pedal Board PB1000's signal chain appears to be nice and clean allowing for an uncoloured sound. Use this with a noise gate pedal at the end of the chain and you can probably kill any unwanted noise that does occur.
After initial setup, the Behringer Pedal Board PB1000 is an ultra simple, plug and play product. Housed in a plastic, heavy duty case means that will withstand the pressures of even the hardest touring bands and will last for many years to come. With the price a mere 75 quid, it is worth the investment alone for the time it will save you in the future and, as everyone knows "time is money".
Pros:- Houses up to 12 pedals in one sturdy housing
- Power and Audio chain cables included
- Changeable right side to allow for the addition of an expression . wah pedal
- After setup, simple plug and play operation
- Value for money
Cons:- You have to cable all twelve audio inputs, outputs and power cables yourself
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